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Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
Speed doesn't mean how quickly money goes across a border; it means how quickly one’s money hits their account in the local currency.
Why Southeast Asian wealth managers must design the business before buying the technology
What works for a private banking client in Singapore may be poorly suited to an affluent client elsewhere.
Instant payments hit $22t but just 1% of global flows
The US lags as India processes 19 billion monthly.
UOB names Tan Choon Hin as head of ASEAN and Greater China
Tan, who is currently UOB’s deputy chief risk officer, will also oversee the FDI advisory unit.
Hong Kong cleared stablecoins for take-off. Getting them to work across Asia is the hard part
Regulators treat stablecoins as part of the financial system.
Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
What's changed is how much more that private layer now matters relative to public messaging.
The financing challenge behind Asia’s wealth transfer
As wealthy families turn to life insurance as part of succession, how policies are funded is as important as policies themselves.
Asia’s fintech firms raise $2.3b as deals slow in Q2 2026
Only 116 transactions were recorded during the quarter.
Why new trade routes will benefit Islamic finance
Islamic finance can help financial institutions strengthen their trade, treasury, payments, and settlement flows.
Stablecoins fail to crack 1% of non-wholesale cross-border payments
Consumer-to-business activity represented 22% of digital-token volume.
More than payment: How Payment Asia is building the complete operating system for business owners
The payment terminal was never the destination; for Payment Asia, it was always the starting point.
The merchant who does it all — and the platform built for them
How Payment Asia is quietly rewriting the rules of retail commerce across Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific.
Asia’s fintech innovators take centre stage at Asian Banking & Finance Fintech Awards 2026
The region’s top organisations were honoured by the awards programme for their technology-driven initiatives.
Islamic finance reaches $6t as capital deployment stays uneven
Trade corridors link Gulf liquidity with fast-growing economies.
Digital currencies lead Asia payment coverage at 26%
Quick response code and wallet connectivity ranked second with a 24% share.
Investment banks see bond deals slow as issuance falls 3.8%
Regional issuers still secured $2.5t through primary offerings excluding Japan.
Stablecoins set to go invisible amidst gig and B2B payments shift: Visa
It can reduce complexity in cross-border B2B payments and make payouts near-instant.
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Singapore aced its FATF evaluation — now comes the hard part
Are Asia’s digital banks prepared for the stablecoin era?
Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
Why Southeast Asian wealth managers must design the business before buying the technology
Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
Hong Kong cleared stablecoins for take-off. Getting them to work across Asia is the hard part
The financing challenge behind Asia’s wealth transfer